Local Thrombolysis in Patients with Dural Venous Thrombosis Unresponsive to Heparin

Local Thrombolysis for Severe Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

“…The largest case series included 20 patients with intrasinus thrombolysis. [7][8][9][10] In our study, local urokinase was relatively well tolerated in 35 patients. Recanalization was documented in 35 patients receiving urokinase.…”

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case series including thrombolysis

“…What is the risk of complications? Such questions could be answered by a multi-centre randomised controlled trial which is advocated by a number of authors 24 32…”

Successful Delayed Thrombolysis for Cerebral Venous and Dural Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…10,17,29,30 Full recovery was reported in 70% of patients whereas 30% had residual deficit at last encounter whether it was time of discharge or at follow-up. 1,9,10,12,14,19,22,23,29,30,34 There was one fatality from pulmonary emboli (10) in a young woman with occlusion of the SSS, bilateral transverse sinuses and deep venous system with underlying malignancy, protein-C deficiency, and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. The time from onset of symptoms to treatment was reported in 55 patients, and varied from 1 hour to 7 months (mean 22.2 days), with 91% of patients receiving treatment within the first 72 hours of diagnosis.…”